The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation: Our Mission

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation (S.A.R.F.) is an organization dedicated to the well-being of abandoned, outgrown or neglected Stuffed Animals.* We find permanent and/or foster homes for rescued Stuffed Animals (SAs), and we provide shelter, snuggles and good conversation in the interim. We are committed to the physical and mental rehabilitation of stuffed victims of abandonment, and we raise awareness of these problems through our Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo events. We are located in Austin, TX.

Rescue Objectives

To love SAs whose owners can no longer keep them (due to callousness, ‘growing up’ or apartment redecoration)

To rehabilitate SAs before placement by providing sanitization, psychotherapy, hug therapy and all needed innoculations

To place SAs in suitable homes with loving owners**

To evoke guilty feelings in those who have abandoned childhood SAs and to educate the public regarding SAs’ feelings

To thoroughly screen adoption applicants before making placement decisions

*The S.A.R.F. does not discriminate against ‘non-animal’ species (eg. snowmen, stuffed fruits or vegetables, strikingly cute pillows) as long as they are plush and are sufficiently adorable to be considered viable candidates for adoption.

**The S.A.R.F. reserves the right to keep any SAs to which we become attached during the rehabilitation process.

Our Mission

THE SARF.ORG

Artie

Gender

Male

Occupation

Postal Relationships Liaison

Temperament

Calm, unbiased

Special Needs

Snow, rain, heat, gloom of night

Interests

Non-violent conflict resolution

Specialties

Mediation

The relationship between postal carriers and dogs has long been a strained one. Six days a week, a drama unfolds as live dogs struggle to rectify in their heads the subtle confusion of the strange and the familiar. Who is this potential intruder at once benevolent and intrusive, with an air of entitlement unknown to other passers-by? As a Postal Relationships Liaison, this is where I come in. I mediate disputes between mail carriers and living dogs. As a stuffed dog, I bridge the gap between the live dogs and humans. I am a figure of respect and trust. Both parties can relate to me, both with (mostly, typically) positive associations. A childhood friend, a toy of comfort… It is my goal to bring an end to the unwarranted conflict that has plagued the U.S. Postal Service since its inception.